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The Hawaiian Experience!
The Spirit Of Aloha is a concept that has to be felt and experienced firsthand, here in the islands, in order to be fully understood. The love and kindness that is so indicative of the Hawaiian culture, when combined with the ceremony of marriage, is so powerful, that it cannot be matched by any other culture or setting on Earth! Getting married on Maui is an experience that is unparalleled anywhere else!
People from all around the world are absolutely amazed by and quickly succumb to, that which is the Hawaiian Experience, the Love and Aloha that is Maui and Hawaii. That is why so many travelers from all around the world aspire to return time and again to the romantic Valley Isle... Maui. - MB
A Legacy That Inspires Us!
The investiture of Maui's King and Queen and their royal court was on August 12th, 2000. The ceremony began at 5:00 AM with an ocean cleansing and ceremony.. not open to the public. At 9:00 at the Pi'ilani Heiau in Paukakalo the king and queen prepared to be crowned with an awa ceremony. The crowning took place in Wailuku at the War Memorial Gymnasium.
The Moi (King)
Lennie Kameleonalani Moikeha Pokipala. Lennie is a direct descendent of the legendary Chief Moikeha. He was the
greatest sea navigator of all Polynesia during 1000AD. His lineage was the ruling dynasty of what is now Hawaii; before the Kamehama Monarchy (about1793-1893). There is an exhibit at the Maui Ocean Center about Chief Moikeha.
Lennie's mother, Glorian Moikeha Akau, is very knowledgable on ancient Hawaiian history as her family geneolgy is very much a part of that. The Moikeha chant is documented at the University of Hawaii. She is also involved in Aloha Festivals. She was the 1972 Queen. Her daughter, Nani, was queen last year of Oahu and will hand her crown to her sister Kaui for this coming year. Three Moikeha descendents are privledged to rein in Aloha Festivals at the same time. Any mother would be proud of that! Aloha Festivals is an opportunity to remember the Hawaiian Culture as it was and no longer is.
Contributed by Judy Angel
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I had the pleasure to wake up Sunday morning, August 13th, 2000, and open my Sunday Maui News to find one of our favorite people on the front page... Lennie Pokipala. Here is his story... - MB 
The Kamehama king/rulers of 1793 and on until 1893, were cousins of the ancient dynasty. Just as Europe had a history of royalty, so did Polynesia. When Kamehama made king(with the help of British Sailors and gun powder) he got all the 'fame and glory' due to the Anglo influence that reading and writing was able to record. The old stories of pre- anglo Hawaii are not that well know as there was no written language back then. History was recorded in oral chants and dance.